'''Gobo''' is a [[sprite]] that comes with all installations of [[Scratch]]. Gobo was named by [[Scratch Team]] member Natalie Rusk.<ref>http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2012/11/meet-scratch-20-development-team.html</ref> It was drawn by Wing Ngan.<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10001345/</ref> On February 14, 2011, the Scratch Team announced that Gobo was the ninth most common sprite used in [[project]]s uploaded to the [[Scratch Website]] (after buttonPressed).<ref>http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2011/02/top-10-images-in-scratch.html</ref> It is unknown how commonly the sprite has been used more recently.

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{{April Fools}}[[File:Gobo1.png|128px|thumb|Gobo]]

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'''Gobo''' is a [[sprite]] that comes with all installations of [[Scratch]]. Gobo was named by [[Scratch Team]] member Natalie Rusk.<ref>http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2012/11/meet-scratch-20-development-team.html</ref>{{dead link}} It was drawn by Wing Ngan.<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10001345/</ref> On February 14, [[Timeline#2011|2011]], the Scratch Team announced that Gobo was the ninth most common sprite used in [[project]]s uploaded to the [[Scratch Website]] (after buttonPressed).<ref>http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2011/02/top-10-images-in-scratch.html</ref>{{dead link}} It is unknown how commonly the sprite has been used more recently.

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==Name Origin==

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It is also possible to upload him into a project.

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Gobo was named by [[Scratch Team]] member Natalie Rusk. According to Natalie, she got the idea from Gobo vegetable, or known as burdock root in English.<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/users/natalie/#comments-3492143</ref>

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Gobo was originally named "Blob".<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/youtube/a-_YhpoqHBk/</ref>

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==Uses==

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== Name Origin ==

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The Gobo sprite is the most commonly used sprite in the Fantasy category of Scratch [[costume]]s and the only creature made by the [[Scratch Team]].

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[[File:Burdock root.jpg|thumb|The burdock root.]]

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Gobo was named by Scratch Team member Natalie Rusk. According to Natalie, she got the idea from Gobo vegetable, also known as burdock root in English.<ref>http://scratch.mit.edu/users/natalie/#comments-3492143</ref>

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== Uses ==

A modified version of Gobo is used as the logo for the [[Scratch Modification|Scratch modification]] [[Build Your Own Blocks (BYOB) (Scratch Modification)|Build Your Own Blocks]]. It has a "tail" depicting the Greek lowercase letter [[wikipedia:Lambda|lambda]] (λ), which, in computer science, represents the time window over which a process is observed for determining the working memory set for a digital computer's virtual memory management.

A modified version of Gobo is used as the logo for the [[Scratch Modification|Scratch modification]] [[Build Your Own Blocks (BYOB) (Scratch Modification)|Build Your Own Blocks]]. It has a "tail" depicting the Greek lowercase letter [[wikipedia:Lambda|lambda]] (λ), which, in computer science, represents the time window over which a process is observed for determining the working memory set for a digital computer's virtual memory management.

File:Gobo Keychain.jpg|Keychain created by [[Scratch Team]] member cheddargirl

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File:Edible Gobo's Friends.jpg|Gobo as an onion with [[Gobo's Friends]] as food in the 2015 [[April Fools' Day]]

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File:500ErrorOld.png|Gobo in a box with Scratch blocks in the old 500 Error image

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File:Gobo Normal Mainsite Frontpage.PNG| Gobo on the front page of the [[Scratch Website]] advertising for users to join the site

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File:Gobo O O Mainsite Frontpage.PNG| Gobo when hovered over on the the Scratch Website.

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===<code>_gobo_</code> Gobo Image===

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=== Gobo Emoji ===

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In a [[Comment (website feature)|comment]], if a user types <code>_gobo_</code>, it will turn into a Gobo head. This image was introduced in Scratch 2.0, alongside _waffle_.

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[[File:Gobo emoji.png|thumb|right]]

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In a [[Comment (website feature)|comment]], if a user types _gobo_ it will create an [[Scratch Emoji|emoji]]. The emoji appears as an image of Gobo. This image was introduced in Scratch 2.0,{{cn|date=February 2018}} alongside _waffle_.

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==See Also==

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To use this emoji on the wiki, see [[Template:E]].

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*[[Scratch Cat]]

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*[[Gobo's Friends]]

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==References==

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== Trivia ==

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* Gobo is sometimes misidentified as a fish.<ref>https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/60372828/</ref>

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* Gobo has a tail.<ref>https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/80776/?page=1#post-699158</ref>

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* Gobo was originally going to be the main mascot for Scratch.<ref>https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/273675374/</ref>

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== See Also ==

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* [[Gobo's Friends]]

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* [[Scratch Cat]]

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Latest revision as of 04:58, 2 January 2019

Gobo

Gobo is a sprite that comes with all installations of Scratch. Gobo was named by Scratch Team member Natalie Rusk.[1][dead link] It was drawn by Wing Ngan.[2] On February 14, 2011, the Scratch Team announced that Gobo was the ninth most common sprite used in projects uploaded to the Scratch Website (after buttonPressed).[3][dead link] It is unknown how commonly the sprite has been used more recently.

It is also possible to upload him into a project.
Gobo was originally named "Blob".[4]

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Name Origin

The burdock root.

Gobo was named by Scratch Team member Natalie Rusk. According to Natalie, she got the idea from Gobo vegetable, also known as burdock root in English.[5]

Uses

A modified version of Gobo is used as the logo for the Scratch modificationBuild Your Own Blocks. It has a "tail" depicting the Greek lowercase letter lambda (λ), which, in computer science, represents the time window over which a process is observed for determining the working memory set for a digital computer's virtual memory management.